Baltimore, by Kirsten Greenidge: A Staged Reading

2 Park St,Potsdam NY 13676

06 May, 2022

Description

Breaking Barriers: Plays at the Library holds its third community conversation with Kirsten Greenidge's play Baltimore. Come join us and our community partner, the Associated Colleges of St. Lawrence Valley, in the Potsdam Public Library's Main Reading Room, 6 p.m., May 6, as we hold the third reading in our play-reading and discussion series Breaking Barriers: Plays at the Library with Baltimore by Kirsten Greenidge. Breaking Barriers is a four-part series looking at issues that are controversial and central to our community through the lens of theatre arts. When a racially-charged incident divides her first-year students, reluctant resident advisor Shelby finds herself in the middle of a conversation she does not want to have. As pressure to address the controversy mounts from residents, the new dean, and even her best friend, Shelby must decide if she will enter the fray or watch her community come apart at the seams. Sharp, funny, and searing, Baltimore is a timely drama about racism on college campuses. Actors will read the script in the style of a staged or choral reading, reading from music stands with spoken stage directions. Following the readings, there will be a conversation between Breaking Barriers creators, participants, and community organization liaisons meant to engage in the themes, concerns, and impact of the play. To learn more about Breaking Barriers and its creation and purpose, visit https://potsdamlibrary.org/new-ppl-play-series-breaks-barriers/ This project is made possible with funds from the Statewide Community Regrants Program, a regrant program of the New York State Council on the Arts, with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature, and administered by the St. Lawrence County Arts Council.